扁桃炎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
扁	桃	炎
へん Hyōgaiji	とう Grade: S	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 扁桃 (hentō, “tonsil”) +‎ 炎 (-en, “-itis”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) へんとーえん [hèńtóꜜòèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [hẽ̞nto̞ːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

扁桃炎 (hiragana へんとうえん, rōmaji hentōen, historical hiragana へんたうえん)

(medicine) tonsillitis

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